[Bug 1058790] Re: package does not uninstall
apt-get is provided by the official ubuntu repos. ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1058790 Title: package does not uninstall To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1058790/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 1058790] Re: package does not uninstall
On 2 June 2013 15:02, ill 1058...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: apt-get is provided by the official ubuntu repos. It has already been explained why apt is not at fault here and will not be adapted to handle this kind of breakage. The problem is in the package ‘brscan2’ which Ubuntu does not provide. In comment #4 there are links to several methods you can use to recover your system. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1058790 Title: package does not uninstall To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1058790/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1058790] Re: package does not uninstall
Please do not reopen this bug report but instead report it to Brother's developers by selecting the appropriate contact link at the bottom of this page: http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/linux/en/index.html . Thanks in advance. ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1058790 Title: package does not uninstall To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1058790/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1058790] Re: package does not uninstall
Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and trying to help make Ubuntu better. However, it seems that you are not using a software package provided by the official Ubuntu repositories. Because of this the Ubuntu project can not support or fix your particular bug. Please report this bug to the provider of the software package. Please also see comments2 and 4 in this report for more information. Thanks! If you are interested in learning more about software repositories and Ubuntu, check https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1058790 Title: package does not uninstall To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1058790/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1058790] Re: package does not uninstall
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1058790 Title: package does not uninstall To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1058790/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1058790] Re: package does not uninstall
It is still apt's bug if it is unable to uninstall it. ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1058790 Title: package does not uninstall To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1058790/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1058790] Re: package does not uninstall
status:Invalid → Confirmed Please do not confirm your own reports. It is still apt's bug if it is unable to uninstall it. No, it isn't. See bug #12508, for example, and http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-maintainerscripts.html. The package maintainer scripts contain instructions on how to remove the package. APT and dpkg absolutely rely on those instructions and can not remove a package if they are broken. It is not safe otherwise, neither is it clear *how* to remove the package. It is not the responsibility of apt to support packages with broken maintainer scripts. The package brscan2 comes from a third-party and you should contact them about this problem. Similar issues have sometimes been resolved with various hacks. Use at your own risk: http://serverfault.com/questions/165890/ubuntu-9-10-unable-to-install-packages-due-to-broken-packages http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1357523 http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9311627/dpkg-how-to-ignore-error-in-post-pre-scripts ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1058790 Title: package does not uninstall To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1058790/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1058790] Re: package does not uninstall
The package maintainer scripts contain instructions on how to remove the package. APT and dpkg absolutely rely on those instructions and can not remove a package if they are broken. It is not safe otherwise, neither is it clear *how* to remove the package. That in itself is a security risk, because then a maintainer can make it so that the package is not actually removed even if apt says it is, or make the user think a package is uninstalled when it isn't. Please do not confirm your own reports. I was only going by the status descriptions ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid = New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1058790 Title: package does not uninstall To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1058790/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 1058790] Re: package does not uninstall
Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but this appears to be a regular (non-security) bug. I have unmarked it as a security issue since this bug does not show evidence of allowing attackers to cross privilege boundaries nor directly cause loss of data/privacy. Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find. ** Package changed: ubuntu = apt (Ubuntu) ** Visibility changed to: Public ** This bug is no longer flagged as a security vulnerability -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1058790 Title: package does not uninstall To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1058790/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 1058790] Re: package does not uninstall
On 5 October 2012 03:27, Marc Deslauriers marc.deslauri...@canonical.com wrote: ** Package changed: ubuntu = apt (Ubuntu) The dpkg output makes it clear that the issue is with the maintainer script of this “brscan2” package. I do not see that Ubuntu provides such a package. status invalid @ill: Report this issue to the provider of the brscan2 package. It looks like this is from a scanner manufacturer. ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: New = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1058790 Title: package does not uninstall To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1058790/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
